Which Way, L.A.?
California's Fragmentary Electorate
Bill Clinton's mission to North Korea, California's changing population and good news from the LAUSD. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Cash for Clunkers has run through almost a billion federal dollars in just ten days. With the Senate poised to come up with another $2 billion, are taxpayers funding a consumer frenzy that would have happened anyway?
By Warren Olney • • 54m ListenTwo American journalists have been pardoned by North Korea. We update a story that's inspired demonstrations here in LA. We also get the latest on California's changing electorate and some rare good news from the LA Unified School District. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Cash for Clunkers has run through almost a billion federal dollars in just ten days. With the Senate poised to come up with another $2 billion, are taxpayers funding a consumer frenzy that would have happened anyway?
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4 storiesCash for Clunkers: Does Haste Make Waste?
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says that Cash for Clunkers “has worked better than any other stimulus program that was conceived.” It started off slowly on the first of July, and then exploded through almost a billion dollars in the past week alone.
Read the story29 minNorth Korea Pardons Jailed Journalists
Los Angeles has seen street demonstrations demanding release of two American journalists sentenced to 12 years for stepping over the border from China to North Korea. Today, they were pardoned.
Read the story10 minCalifornia's Fragmentary Electorate
California has grown from 23 million to 38 million people, a gain of 15 million in the past 30 years. But the change in numbers is less dramatic than the change in demography and the change in the voting population. That's according to a report released today by The Field Poll.
Read the story10 minDropout Rate Drops for LAUSD
The LA Unified School District cut its high-school dropout rate last year by a whopping 17%. Graduation increased by almost 8%. That's great news for an institution facing budget cuts and battles over education reform. Ramon Cortines is LAUSD's Superintendent.
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